Tilly’s Reports Negative Comps for Holiday Period
Tilly’s Inc. comparable store sales, including e-commerce sales, for the ten-week Holiday period ended Jan. 5, 2013 decreased 1 percent, compared to a 5 percent increase for the comparable Holiday period ended Jan. 7, 2012.
Dawgs Golf to Make Loudmouth Golf Footwear Line
Dawgs Golf, the maker of golf footwear based in Las Vegas, has partnered with Loudmouth Golf to create a line of Loudmouth Golf patterned footwear. Dawgs will utilize the proprietary designs of Loudmouth Golf…
Vibram FiveFingers Gets Grounded on Pinterest
Vibram FiveFingers launched a “Pin It to Win It” contest inspiring users to “Get Grounded” and pin what inspires them to stay active and fit on Vibram’s Pinterest contest board for a chance to win an assortment of the latest
Reebok Hires New Advertising Agency
Reebok International has selected DDB Worldwide as its global agency of record…
Backwoods Acquires Boulder’s Neptune Mountaineering
Backwoods acquired Neptune Mountaineering, one of the last independent outdoor shops in Boulder, CO., and will continue operating it independently from its eight Backwoods branded stores operating in Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Kansas…
Eureka! Names Jeff Levis Product Manager for Backpacks
Johnson Outdoors Gear, Inc. appointed Jeff Levis as product manager for Eureka! backpacks, which were introduced in Spring 2012.
Fourth Annual Canadian Cup to Benefit The Conservation Alliance at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
Canadian brands Arc’teryx, Baffin and Canada Goose will host the fourth annual Canadian Cup for The Conservation Alliance at Outdoor Retailer Winter Market’s Industry Party on Jan. 23. The event is expected to raise more than $10,000 for The C
SOG Specialty Knives and Tools Names Heinlen CEO
SOG Specialty Knives and Tools named Gerald T. (Jerry) Heinlen as its chief executive officer effective Dec. 31, 2012. Heinlen served as CEO at Yakima Products Inc from 2006 to 2011. Before that, he served as president and COO of Waterloo Industries, manu
Lululemon Athletica Ups Fourth Quarter Guidance
Lululemon Athletica Inc. increased guidance for its net revenue and earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 ending Feb. 3, 2013…
A.T. Cross to Meet 2012 EPS Guidance Thanks to Eyewear
A.T. Cross Company said it expects 2012 earnings per share to meet its previously issued guidance of 70 cents thanks in large part to robust sales of its Native and Costa eyewear. The company reported earnings per share of 64 cents in 2011…
Big 5 Sporting Goods Sees Strongest Q4 Same-Store Sales Growth in a Decade
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation reported it biggest increase in same-store sales for the fourth quarter in ten years. The retailer said sales increased 7.4 percent $243.6 million in the quarter ended Dec. 30, 2012 on the strength of a 6.5 percent increas
Action Sports Group Acquires Flexmeter
Demon International, LC, doing business as Action Sports Group, has completed the acquisition of the French company Flexmeter and associated IP. Flexmeter, a division of the Docmeter company, is a developer and innovator of protective wrist guards for act
Rossignol Group Partners with Recycle Utah
The Rossignol Group, which includes Dynastar, Lange, Look and Rossignol brands, has partnered with Recycle Utah in an effort to recycle more snowsports equipment…
Shoe Carnival’s Q4 EPS Running Ahead of Targets
Shoe Carnival, Inc. said it expects fourth quarter net sales to be in the range of $212 million to $214 million with a comparable store sales increase of approximately 1.0 percent. Earnings per diluted share are expected to be in the range of 20 cents to
Under Armour Signs Former World Number One Golf Amater
Under Armour announced that recently turned professional golfer, Jordan Spieth, will join the brand’s roster of elite athletes…
